Are you going bald?

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IF so, do you care?

Reason I ask is that I met a guy last night through a friend that is, or he says he is. I've never met anyone so depressed and low about it. It's literally all this guy could talk about. He started taking some medication for it. I think he said it's called Propecia. And them some other stuff too which I can't recall now. All it's doing is making him shed more. Looked on line a bit last night and it seems like there's entire forums dedicated to this. I suppose I shouldn't find it strange but still. Some guys on there are nearing suicide due to hairloss. Since I'm not losing any hair I suppose I cannot put myself in their position, but I can't imagine it bothering me at all. Or not enough to take it to the internet and complain about it.

So, are you? Did/Does it bother you?

For example, a post from a very depressed forum user

'Mature hairlines, yeah right. Notice, how guys who are top models NEVER get "mature hairlines". They are NW1 for life. Mature hairline is just the nice way of saying "genetically inferior subhuman scum". I hate my life'

Admittedly an extreme example, but the rest is not a lot different. Albeit not so littered with negative adjectives.

 

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I’m not bothered whether it stays or goes and like to keep it short. I guess all the blokes that worry about it must think they’re going to lose their manhood or something. The ones that get depressed are just very sad specimens of manhood.

This to be honest.

Though, they have posts floating about where some girl from online dating said that she doesn't date bald men, or a movie reference made in 'We bought a Zoo' where some little girl said to Matt Damon that she thinks bald men is ugly. Then something in 'Curb your Enthusiasm' where there's some negative reference about being bald.

These things seem to rule their lives.

 

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I'd rather it stays attached which it seems to be doing at the moment, but if it does disappear it won't be the end of the world.
I am starting to go nice and grey though, won't be cracking at the just for men though

That's me too. Full head of hair, but fast greying. Very fast actually.

 

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I've been slowly going since I was about 15, but it's really starting to pick up the pace now I've hit 24.
Silver fox here I come!

That's exactly what I'm called at work. Or Badger. I started the foray into greyness around 18 it seriously picked up around 25-26 and when I hit 30, it sped up even more. Every haircut I get I'm quite looking forward to see what greying surprises lurk beneath my fine locks. And I'm never disappointed.

 

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I have been going bald since I was about 15, maybe earlier. When I reached about 18 it seemed to stop but now (21) it seems to be accelerating again.

I am not bothered at all, there are much more important things to "worry" about in life. Saying that, I haven't shaved it off yet as I don't feel my hair looks particularly bad without being shaved off.

Nope, it looks quite good on most guys. Then there's the guys with weird shaped skulls or dents in their heads that does make it look ... interesting

 

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33. Going grey, but not going bald. My dad still has a full head of hair aged 65.

Talking about family.

My dad - Full head of hair, jet black. Not a grey in sight
My Bro - No hair
Me - Full head, going grey

Wonder if my mom was 'visiting' around a bit. Hmmm

 

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Another funny things is. Most of these guys caring about hairloss, and posting pictures asking 'How bad is it?', are overweight, dress like slobs and have no muscle definition to speak of. I'm not saying that's a problem, but surely fixing the things you CAN fix would make you feel/look better. Let's be honest, his fame aside, very few women are going to turn Jason Statham down.

 

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funny thing is, on a date Monday night I got; 'you look much older than 32, I guess it's your greying hair making you look old'

Thanks love.

 

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I have receded to the other side of the planet, I'm twenty two, and I hate it. But, I know there's nothing I can do about it... Except get shredded and wear a hat.



Having a hairline at twenty two...

Your skull/head have a good shape. Nothing to worry about. I would (homo)

 

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EDIT - Oh, and if I had a choice I would definitely choose going grey over going bald.

Yes, but with my greyness came grey chin stubble, grey beard, grey ... wait for it ... chest hair. I'm 32 for heaven's sake! People place me at 40

 

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That is completely untrue mate. So what you're saying is, if someone is losing their hair and they are worried about it, then they are shallow? How do you come to that conclusion?

My hair hasn't changed since my teens and have a full head of hair, i'm 29 next week. On the other hand, my brother who is 26 has started to thin a bit at the front and he is worried sick over it, taking finasteride pills to try and stop it and by your reasoning he is shallow for doing this? Or maybe he doesn't want to look like an old man before he is 30?

I agree with your post. It's wrong to say you have a mental issue because you care about hair loss. People care about .. well .. a lot of things. There's height issues, hair issues, weight issues, skin issues, sexual issues, dental issues, cosmetic issues, I can go on and on. Casting all these considerations off as 'mental issues' is frankly stupid. Yes, we could all do with loving ourselves more, but as we're bombarded with images of the perfect human beings, we all try and be a little bit more perfect. For ourselves and for the opposite sex.

 

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Trying to hide a receding hairline does though.

Fully agreed. It looks ridiculous and I wonder who they're trying to fool.

 

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My hair started to recede in my late teens. I've become quite accustomed to being bald, and generally shave my head on a weekly basis.
A bit of stubble doesn't go amiss, either. The missus certainly likes it.

Excuse the expression.

Bloody hell, that's a proper shiner you got going on there

 

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I've got all that at 24!

Haha. Would like to see when you're my age then

 

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but theres caring and theres caring...you can care about something and it be totally normal, of course..but once you get to a certain level of care, it becomes something abnormal. Personally id say that being suicidal over hairless is not normal.

I agree. And that's all I have to say

 

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Oh hush you! Poor choice of lighting, that's all.

At least your facial hair is dark which helps. IF you were very blond you'll look liker a cancer victim!

 

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I completely BiC shave my head everyday in the shower and have a full beard. My hair started thinning on top in my late 20's so the whole lot came off, no messing about and I love being bald headed, I do agree though that some people have a head shape that will never suit the look at all. Also BiC's are by far the best razor to use on your head, forget all the fancy stuff, buy the big packs for 99p at the local Poundshop and throw them away when they blunt, cheap as chips and for some reason the best and closest head shave by a mile!

Something like this?

 

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That said if Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham and the Rock can have the girls moist being folically challenged then it goes to show that if you have a pride in the rest of your appearance all is not lost

But that's 4 guys out of, well, billions. And by some extraordinary twist of fate they got given bountiful physical gifts by the Gods.

*devil's advocate*

 

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They're not ugly by any means but they're hardly male models either - most of their `gifts` were earned through good diet and hard work in the gym, not by chance of birth.

I'm talking about looks here. You don't earn good facial structures, strong chins, classical lines or whatever it is what makes them attractive to women. (I know what it is, money). You're born with it.

Bob Paris and Rod Jackson comes to mind. Both have the body of a young Greek God, whilst the one have the facial features to go with it, and the other looks like a frog on his best day.

 

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It's not your father you need to look at. The genes affecting hair loss are passed down through your mother. It's your maternal grandfather you need to loo at.

Think I skipped a generation then and take after my father's father. My mom's father was as bald as an egg. Saying that, by brother is going bald fast, so maybe I got lucky.